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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the greatest danger in rock climbing?

2. What does Alex hope to get on the trek with Walimai?

3. What does Nadia say the jaguar is for Alex?

4. Why were Nadia and Alex not kept under guard by the Indians?

5. Why was Alex disappointed after his rescue of Mokarita?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ludovic Leblanc estimate the size of the Indian villages?

2. What internal conflict does Alex experience when the kidnappers offer him masato to drink?

3. Why do the People of the Mist keep boa constrictors as pets?

4. What worries Nadia and Alex about Karakawe's activities?

5. What does Alex do to demonstrate his courage to the kidnappers, and what is the effect of his demonstration?

6. What causes the kidnappers to become angry with Nadia and how is the problem resolved?

7. How does Omayra Torres plan to persuade the Indians to accept vaccinations?

8. Why is Nadia convinced that Karakawe is Mauro Carias' co-conspirator?

9. What device do the People of the Mist use that enables them to climb trees easily?

10. What unexpected injury does Alex sustain while waiting to be rescued and how does it affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the People of the Mist dealt with the death of a loved one, and the ways in which these rituals differ from those of Western civilization.

Essay Topic 2

Select two of the following characters to describe the difference between what they seemed to be and what they actually were: Omayra Torres, Karakawe, the Beast, or the Rahakanariwa. Use examples from the text to show what gives the initial impression, and how that impression is changed as the story progresses.

Essay Topic 3

What does Nadia mean when she advises Alex that he must learn to "see with his heart?" Does he understand her advice? Does he accomplish it?

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